Early human evolution may have been more complex than scientists previously thought, with modern humans evolving from two ancestral lineages.

"Our history is far richer and more complex than we imagined," said human evolutionary geneticist Aylwyn Scally.

Scientists have discovered the oldest human face in Western Europe, potentially rewriting the story of human evolution. The ancient human nicknamed 'Pink' lived in Spain's Iberian Peninsula ...

although fossil evidence suggests that species such as Homo erectus and Homo heidelbergensis lived both in Africa and other regions during this period. This makes them potential candidates for ...

Homo heidelbergensis—one of five sculptures ... you’ll first see a tableau that includes lanky Homo erectus, who emerged 1.8 million years ago. She will be gripping a stone tool and lumbering ...

But our ancestor Homo erectus lived in Africa, Europe and Asia, and so did its likely descendant Homo heidelbergensis. H. heidelbergensis gave rise to at least three hominins in different places ...

Homo erectus was probably the first hominid to use fire. Also known as Homo heidelbergensis, this species has a brain that was larger than H. erectus' and smaller than that of a modern human.

Scientists have long debated how modern humans evolved. For decades, most researchers agreed that Homo sapiens came from one ...

That range spans three different human ancestors: Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, and early Homo sapiens. “This is possibly the first evidence of the use of natural shapes for varied ...

The intricate cave system perched deep in an isolated stretch of Spanish mountains contained the remains of an ancient and extinct hominin species.

"While hominin species were changing from Homo erectus to H. heidelbergensis, the round rocks were selected from various sources in a changing environment. In my opinion, this is good evidence of ...

Early Homo sapiens shared the planet with other human species like Neanderthals and Homo erectus ... such as Homo heidelbergensis (sometimes classified as Homo rhodesiensis) in Central Africa ...